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I woodwork as hobby and a side business. I am buying a new house and want/have (wife wants to park in the garage) to work out of the basement. It is not a walk out, and i need a permanent practical way to move max 600lbs up and down the stairs by myself. I could see some kind of trolly system working however i need details for execution.

Submitted: 66 days and 4 hours ago.
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Posted by Stephen Cutler 66 days and 4 hours ago.

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<p>Hi and thanks for using JustAnswer.com.</p><p>I can see two options. A dumbwaiter/elevator, and a conveyor belt. Residential elevator companies can be found on the internet and have exploded diagrams boasting the superior features of their designs- pretty much a guide of angle iron, and a pully system.</p><p>Conveyor belts are simpler but not a good DIY project. These are also advertised on the internet with diagrams of their features. There is the belt kind and the chain/grab type.</p><p> </p><p><strong>I hope that this information was helpful to you. If it was please remember to click "ACCEPT" on your screen to make sure that I am paid for my efforts. By clicking ACCEPT you are not giving up your ability to ask more questions pertaining to this subject, and I will be happy to respond to these as well.</strong> <strong>Please take a moment and leave feedback, it is very important!</strong></p>

66 days and 3 hours ago.

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There is no area where either an elevator or dumbwaiter could be installed. the conveyor belt idea may work (fyi i am an industrial controls engineer, so the electrical installation won't be beyond me for any kind of motor) do you have any links i can look at? the stairs would still need to be usable or the conveyor would need to be able to be easily removed to allow normal use.

Posted by Stephen Cutler 66 days and 3 hours ago.

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<p>do you have an outdoor bulkhead stair access to the basement? Remove the stairs and this would be your elevator shaft. I'll dig up a link for you now.</p><p><strong>I hope that this information was helpful to you. If it was please remember to click "ACCEPT" on your screen to make sure that I am paid for my efforts. By clicking ACCEPT you are not giving up your ability to ask more questions pertaining to this subject, and I will be happy to respond to these as well.</strong> <strong>Please take a moment and leave feedback, it is very important!</strong></p>

66 days and 3 hours ago.

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no the only access is inside when you enter from the garage into a hallway the stairs to the basement are to the right and the kitchen is though another door to the left.

Posted by Stephen Cutler 66 days and 3 hours ago.

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<p>here you are:</p><p>http://www.ensalco.com/GPpages/belt700sbf.asp</p>

Posted by Stephen Cutler 66 days and 3 hours ago.

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You could dig a shaft next to your foundation and cut a doorway into the foundation- Do it on the wall parallell with the floor joists so you don't get into load bearing header issues.

66 days and 3 hours ago.

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my joists run front to back so basically you mean the side of the house? how wide of an opening can i cut into the cinderblock without running into problems.

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That depends on how large your floor joists are. Say they are 2X10. You can double or triple that and easily span 4-5 feet.

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